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Coronavirus Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press – 1/11/22

CHICAGO (AP) — Students are poised to return to Chicago Public Schools after leaders of the teachers union approved a plan with the nation’s third-largest district over COVID-19 safety ...

Chicago Chicago schools shut for 2nd day over virus safety protocols By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press – 1/06/22

CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Chicago students remained out of school for a second straight day Thursday after leaders of the nation’s third-largest school district failed to ...

Chicago Chicago cancels classes after union backs remote learning By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press – 1/05/22

CHICAGO (AP) — Leaders of Chicago Public Schools canceled classes Wednesday after the teachers union voted to switch to remote learning due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the latest development in ...

Elections Longtime US Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois won’t seek 16th term By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press – 1/04/22

CHICAGO (AP) — Longtime U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush of Illinois won’t seek reelection after 15 terms in office. The 75-year-old Chicago Democrat known for anti-violence and racial equity advocacy ...

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